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Today's biggest stories in tech include Lyft's new valuation after a new round of funding, YouTube's plan to combat problematic children's content and Amazon's decision to block YouTube from its Echo Show and Fire TV devices. ...

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These days, streaming services and mobile service providers go together like peanut butter and jelly: AT&T, for example, allows you to get free HBO with its Unlimited Plus plan, while T-Mobile now gives you free Netflix.
And Sprint? Well, as of this Friday you‚Äôll get a free subscription to Hulu‚Äôs ‚ÄúLimited Commercials‚ÄĚ package if you sign up for its Unlimited Freedom data plan. Hulu‚Äôs plan normally costs $7.99 per month.
Fortunately, there‚Äôs no need to get worried if you‚Äôre already using the service as a S... ...

Sprint and Hulu have officially announced that they struck a deal to bundle Hulu‚Äôs service with the carrier‚Äôs Unlimited Freedom wireless plan, just as rumored. Sprint says the two are a perfect match to take entertainment to the next level and offer a winning combo of unlimited mobile service paired with Hulu‚Äôs popular content, including its original series. Both new and existing Sprint Unlimited Freedom plan customers will be able to take advantage of Hulu‚Äôs Limited Commercials service starting Friday, November 17th, at no extra cost. ...

Indian telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular have announced new plans to compete against Reliance Jio‚Äôs Rs. 149 plan. While Airtel has announced a new Rs. 199 plan, Idea has announced two new plans of Rs. 198 and Rs. 357.
These new plans are aimed to counter Reliance Jio‚Äôs plans with unlimited voice calls and unlimited data. Last month, Reliance Jio upgraded its Rs. 149 plan to offer unlimited data after a user finishes the FUP of 2GB. Apart from this, the Rs. 149 plan offers unlimited voice calls, 300 SMSs and free access to.. ...

The mission to Mars has gotten an upgrade. Elon Musk, SpaceX founder and CEO, presented his new plans for sending humans to Mars at the International Astronautical Congress in Australia earlier this week and they look a bit different than what he presented last time.¬† ...

Sprint is starting to implement new cellular equipment made by Ericsson and is expecting to see a jump in network capacity of between four and ten times the network‚Äôs current capacity. The new antennas are built to use Sprint‚Äôs vast 2.5GHz network holdings and use Massive MIMO technology to bring the best possible speeds and capacity from that spectrum. Ericsson has integrated technology that allows the use of 64 channels to transmit and 64 channels to receive signals. This allows a total of 128 simultaneous connections to a given node on. ...

T-Mobile has recently updated its JUMP! On Demand plan, allowing customers to upgrade their phones every 30 days. The carrier‚Äôs service previously allowed consumers to upgrade their phones up to three times per year, but it appears that T-Mobile now wants to take this a step further by quadrupling the number of annual upgrades.
Thanks to the updated terms, customers will now be able to receive a brand new smartphone every single month if they wish to. This device can be a different smartphone from to the one currently in use, or could simp.. ...

T-Mobile is back to calling out the other carriers today, and this time around, it‚Äôs focusing on pulling in a major source of revenue for Verizon and AT&T: baby boomers. T-Mobile has introduced a new version of its ONE unlimited plan that is exclusively available to customers who are 55 and older. If you think I‚Äôm joking about that, then ‚Ä¶ Continue reading
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Russia's New 49-year Lease in Syria, New Study Links Violence to Migration (Talk Media News)
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From the episode:
Russia inks a deal with Syria to keep its air base there for the next 49 years, and a new study links violence in Central America to adolescent migration to the US.
Listen to full episode here.
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As Reliance Jio‚Äôs Dhan Dhana Dhan offer comes to an end, the company now with more than 112 million Indian subscribers is looking for ways to retain its customer base. In doing so, the newest entrant in the telecom industry of the country has revamped its earlier offers and launched some new ones. Reliance Jio has unveiled a new Rs 399 plan along with revamping it's older Rs 309 plan. Along with this, the company has also released a new Every Day More Value (EDMV) plans which will give users 20 percent more value than competitors.
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Jio has taken the Indian telecom industry by storm since it was announced in September last year. However, the company was forced to roll back some of its promotions owing to complaints from rival operators. The company, however, has announced more attractive plans, in line with the rules and regulations, to appeal to the masses. Since we‚Äôre nearing the end of the Jio Summer Surprise promo, the company has ramped up efforts to give users something more.¬†
Jio has announced new data plans exclusively to JioFi users, which is the company‚Äôs.. ...

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It‚Äôs holiday 2017 time in the Pokemon GO universe, and we‚Äôre getting pumped up about the prospects. Today we‚Äôre running down what might be, what won‚Äôt be, and what WILL be for certain during this most contradictory holiday session. The first element we‚Äôre going to talk about is a new Pokemon, one ready-made and perfect for a holiday event, complete ‚Ä¶ Continue reading
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It's been a big 2017 for the iPhone. Marking the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone, we were treated to not one, not two, but three new iPhones this year. As well as the usual annual iterative updates of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, the iPhone X became Apple's biggest, flashiest, fastest and, yes, priciest iPhone ever made.
You've come to the right place if you're looking to track down the very best deals on these new iPhones. TechRadar's handy price comparison tool allow you to search for the cheapest deals on all current iPhon... ...

This week is Cleantech Talk‚Äôs Tesla Truck take. Anyone can offer a ‚Äúhot take‚ÄĚ on current events, and darn near every media outlet did! But it takes a brave team (or just a very busy-with-other-work one!) to offer a ‚Äúcold take‚ÄĚ weeks later. In our defense, we were trying to add something to CleanTechnica‚Äôs already-substantive coverage and reflections (e.g., this and this)
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Update: Senate¬†Republicans passed their overhaul tax bill on a 51-49 vote in the early hours of Saturday morning. Sources have since confirmed that the BEAT provision is included. The bill will now undergo reconciliation with the House bill. This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments.¬†
On Friday night, renewable trade organizations scrambled to turn around a provision in the Senate tax bill that would create a tax on equity investments for renewable e... ...